Award Winners 2024

BEST FILM of the FESTIVAL: The Wavy Handed God • Zac Gillam (Australia)
1st RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: The Stripper Trade-Off • Janneke Williamson (Australia)
2nd RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: A Modest Proposal on Parenthood • Ed Shiers (USA)
3rd RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: Super Savage • Michael Krsovsky, Baptiste Caux (France)
BEST TORONTO FILM:  Robot Friend • Meagan Patricia King (Canada)
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: The Painter • Kevin Reeves (Canada)

BEST ACTOR: James Harrison • Mr. Windibank's 1 O'Clock (UK)
BEST ACTRESS: Charlotte Wangel - Run For Your Life (Denmark)
BEST CAST: Night of the Living Debt • Hugo Belhassen (Canada) 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Andi Thompson • Ash + Elm (UK)
BEST WRITER: Kevin Reeves • The Hunters (Canada)
BEST DIRECTOR: Kevin Reeves • The Painter (Canada)

BEST ANIMATION: The 7th Night: MaoMao Revisits • ahLoong (Malaysia)
BEST COMEDY: TP Tango • Anoop Pillai (Canada)
BEST DOCUMENTARY: SUBIKSHA SUBRAMANI | SHADES: Amplify Her Voice • Salima Stanley-Bhanji (Canada)
BEST DRAMA: Rest and Be Thankful • Kevin Walls (UK)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL: A Little Longer • Connor Kujawinski (Canada)
BEST MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER: The Bride and the Beast • Matt Whitney (USA)
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/SUPERNATURAL: Darnell's Magic Book • Antoine M. Dillard (USA)
BEST 15-SECOND STORY: Choked Chicken • Luke Meneok (Canada)

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